Letter
Unknown to John C. Pemberton, December 3, 1862
Water Valley, December 3, 1862.
Lieutenant-General PEMBERTON, Commanding:
GENERAL: All of Lovellâs train on this road are over the river; those going by Lawsherâs are now passing. Gregg is halted where the Spring Dale road comes into this. Lovellâs corps is yet 5 miles in rear coming up. Maury is in rear yet. Lovell goes to Lawsherâs; Maury comes here. T shall remain until he comes up.
I shall send back for a company of cavalry, but it will be late before it gets up. No cavalry here.
Respectfully, &c., ~BARL VAN DORN, Major-General.
Nothing reported from the rear. All quiet.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Water Valley. Summary: Major-General Van Dorn informs Lieutenant-General Pemberton of troop movements and delays near Water Valley, requests cavalry reinforcements, and reports no enemy activity in the rear.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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